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SCRAPER (TOOL)

Unique ID: PUBLIC-6EAAC2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Translucent amber flint end scraper with pronounced bulb of percussion. A round flake with retouch at distal end as seen from dorsal view. Uniform thickness so edges appear parallel when seen in profile.

The flint is amber in colour and was likely derived from a local beach pebble.

Butler [2005] illustrates an example on page 127, fig. 57, No. 5 and page 128, fig. 53, No. 1 which is dated to the Neolithic.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Royal Cornwall Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum

Chronology

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2500 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 24 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 3.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st June 2006 - Monday 31st July 2006

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 427.7
Museum accession number: TRURI 2011.23

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Paul (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW4526
Four figure Latitude: 50.079285
Four figure longitude: -5.565627
1:25K map: SW4526
1:10K map: SW46NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Current location: Royal Cornwall Museum
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Butler, C.	2005	Prehistoric Flintwork	Stroud	The History Press	127, fig.57	No. 5

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Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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